Weekly Bulletin - Calvary United Methodist Church

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Service Schedule Our nursery is staffed and available during Sunday services for children ages birth to 3 years. Please remember that children must be dropped off and picked up by an adult in the south Childcare wing. The Cry Room in the back of the Sanctuary is a quiet place for a parent to take an infant or toddler (through age two) and still be able to listen to the service. Order of Worship Welcome Pastor Dave Motta Gathering “Hosanna Praise is Rising” Praise & Worship “Heart of Worship” ~ Praise Songs #25 “At the Cross” ~ Praise Songs #6 “I Give You My Heart” ~ Praise Songs #34 Lyrics for all songs and hymns will be projected on the screen. You may also use the black “Praise Songs” binder or the Hymnal – both are located in the pew racks along with Bibles for your reference. Scripture Matthew 24:36-44 Message “Our Wonderful, Glorious and Returning King” ~ Pastor Joel Winckler Offering “There’s a Song in the Air” ~ Hymnal #249 Do you have a concern and need prayer? Caring individuals will be available at the back of the Sanctuary at the beginning of the service and also at the pillars at the end of the service. Weekly Events December 30 - January 6, 2013 TODAY - December 30, 2012 No Sunday School, Youth Groups, Adult Groups 9:00 AM Worship ~ Sanctuary 10:30 AM Worship ~ Sanctuary Monday, December 31 12:00 PM Church Office Closes Tuesday, January 1, 2013 Church Office Closed ~ Happy New Year Wednesday, January 2 No regular Wednesday activities 6:30 PM All Church Prayer Thursday, January 3 5:00 PM Prayer ~ 105 Friday, January 4 6:00 AM Men’s Discipleship Basics ~ 101 No Women’s Bible Study 6:00 PM Wedding Rehearsal Saturday, January 5 8:00 AM Prayer ~ 105 9:00 AM Wedding Pictures 4:00 PM Wedding Sunday, January 6 No Sunday School, Youth Groups, Adult Groups 9:00 AM Worship ~ Sanctuary 9:00 AM Believer’s Baptism at end of service 9:00 AM Youth Team Meeting 10:30 AM Worship ~ Sanctuary 10:30 AM Believer’s Baptism at end of service 6:30 PM Precepts ~ Malachi ~ 101
Prayer & Praise Sermon Notes We pray weekly for your requests! If you have a prayer request or know anyone needing prayer, please fill out a prayer request in the Calvary Connection card found in your bulletin. Because God is Emmanuel, God with us, I know that I am never alone. The name Emmanuel appears twice in the Hebrew scriptures (Isaiah 7:14 and 8:8) and once in the New Testament. Matthew's gospel recalls Isaiah's prophecy in 7:14, applying it to the child who would be born to Mary, the virgin betrothed to Joseph. One of the most comforting names and titles of Jesus, it is literally translated "with us is God," or as Matthew's gospel puts it, "God with us." Every year Chuck Colson and his wife Patty delivered Christmas gifts to the children of imprisoned men and women as part of the Angel Tree Ministry. This is how they described an encounter with one of the children: "As we drove into the housing project to deliver our gifts, we saw broken windows and grim-faced gang members lounging in doorways. We found the apartment, and a boy about nine years old cautiously opened the door. "Merry Christmas," I said, holding out the presents. "These are from your Daddy." Immediately, the door swung wide open to let us in. The boy's mother was working late, and as we waited we saw that the apartment inside was as bleak as the courtyard outside: The furniture was torn, the stuffing falling out. A straggly Christmas tree leaned against the wall, bare of any presents. "What's your name?" I asked the boy. "Emmanuel," he replied. "Emmanuel! Do you know what your name means?" I opened my Bible and read from Matthew: "and they shall call him Emmanuel—which means `God with us.'" When his mother came home, Emmanuel threw his arms around her, crying, "Mama, Mama, guess what my name means: God is with us!" At that moment, in that clear, childish voice rising above the squalor of neglected hallways and crime-filled courtyards, I heard the message of Christmas proclaimed afresh: that God is indeed with us at all times—and in a special way at Christmas, when He entered history through Jesus Christ." Emmanuel--God with us. Let us encounter Him today as we move into a new year remembering that Matthew's gospel teaches us, "I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for Me." (Matt 25:40) Emmanuel, God with us, thank You for coming to us when our sins made it impossible for us to come to You. Open my eyes to Your presence today..... Health Concerns: Marie Fode, Marjorie Reiger, Orlin Egge, Wayne Schumacher, John Greene, and Jewel Zephier. “Our Wonderful, Glorious and Returning King” 7 Look, Jesus is coming with the clouds, and everyone will see him, even those who stabbed him. And all peoples of the earth will cry loudly because of him. Yes, this will happen! Amen. 8 The Lord God says, “I am the Alpha and the Omega. I am the One who is and was and is coming. I am the Almighty.” Revelation 1:7-8 New Century Version (NCV)
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